161 attorneys and law firms across Massachusetts are listed here, with the strongest coverage in several cities across the state. The practice areas that appear most often are business law, real estate law, estate planning and family law.
How the courts are organised
Massachusetts runs a Trial Court made up of seven departments — Superior, District, Probate and Family, Housing, Juvenile, Land and Boston Municipal — so which department hears your case depends on its subject as much as its size. Appeals go to the Appeals Court and then the Supreme Judicial Court, the oldest appellate court in continuous operation in the country. Federal cases fall to the District of Massachusetts.
Points that shape Massachusetts cases
— Attorneys are admitted by the Supreme Judicial Court; the Board of Bar Overseers publishes status and discipline.
— The state runs a no-fault motor vehicle system with personal injury protection and a medical expense threshold for pain and suffering claims.
— Marital property is divided equitably, and courts may reach property either spouse owned before the marriage.
— The Land Court department handles registered land and title disputes that elsewhere would sit in an ordinary trial court.
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